1,100 launches, 96% success for the Iron Dome: Operation "Dawn" in numbers
At the end of three days of fighting, the IDF managed to attack 170 targets, including military positions of the Islamic Jihad and a tunnel, and eliminate several senior members of the organization. About 200 of the total launches fell in the Gaza Strip. The patients in the south?
Amir Bohbot
08/08/2022
Monday, August 8, 2022, 09:03 Updated: 10:45
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Documentation of the voices of the context during the elimination of the senior jihadist Khaled Mansour and the prevention of harm to uninvolved children (IDF spokesperson)
Operation Dawn ended last night (Sunday) after three days of fighting.
According to the IDF, in this period of time the army managed to attack 170 targets of the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, including senior officials of the organization, military positions and IML warehouses.
In addition, during the three days of the operation, about 1,100 missiles were fired at Israel, of which 380 were intercepted, which is 96% of the total number of missiles that penetrated its territory.
In total, the IDF attacked 170 targets of the Islamic Jihad, both the organization's senior officials and its operatives and launch squads. Also, military outposts and positions, an attack tunnel, launching pits, thwarting targets in real time and IDF warehouses.
About 1,100 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip;
Of these, about 990 were shot into Israeli territory and about 200 fell in the Gaza Strip.
About 380 of the launches were intercepted, which is about 96% of all the drops that were in the territory of Israel.
96% interception success.
Iron Dome in the Gaza Strip (Photo: Avi Rokah)
"We understand that there are 35 dead Palestinians, 11 of whom were not involved in IDF firing," added Brigadier General Ran Kochav.
"If the data is correct, this is the best ratio we had in all the promotions."
He also said that there are 15 more dead, who were killed by failed shots by the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon informed that during the operation 60 casualties were brought, of which 21 were anxiety victims and 39 were physically injured with minor injuries as a result of running to the MMD during an emergency. 58 of the total casualties were released.
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